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Hanley Falls vs Pine Point Township

161 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (114.9× in Hanley Falls) and trails (77× in Pine Point Township).

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Hanley Falls, MNHomes around $146KMinnesota · 248 people
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Pine Point Township, MNKnown for its schoolsBecker County · 296 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Hanley FallsHomes around $146K
Housing$146K typical home58% below the MN typical home All about Hanley Falls →
Pine Point TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 36%of MN districts All about Pine Point Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid114.9×
Hanley Falls has the more walkable street grid
Hanley Falls 149Pine Point Township 1.3
Trails77×
Pine Point Township has more miles of trail
Pine Point Township 7.7 miHanley Falls 0.1 mi
Home values+41%
Homes cost more in Pine Point Township
Pine Point Township $106,300Hanley Falls $75,300
Typical home built27 yrs
Hanley Falls’s homes are older
Pine Point Township 1982Hanley Falls 1955
Jobs per worker2.1×
Hanley Falls is more of a job hub
Hanley Falls 0.21Pine Point Township 0.10
Conserved land+10.3 pts
Pine Point Township has more conserved land
Pine Point Township 10.3%Hanley Falls 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Hanley Falls

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Hanley Falls$960/mo
Typical home $146K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $630/mo · Housing →
Pine Point Township$660/mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $567/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Hanley Falls and Pine Point Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Hanley FallsNot graded C+Pine Point TownshipBetter than 36% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Hanley FallsPine Point Township
Snow a year52″52″
January low3°F-4°F
July high85°F79°F
Growing season (days)150d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th46th
Outdoors & history
Hanley FallsPine Point Township
Trails—8 mi
Conserved land—10.3%
Settled1884—
Community
Hanley FallsPine Point Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

161 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hanley FallsMNPine Point TownshipBecker County
Hanley Falls ↔ Pine Point Township161 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Hanley FallsPine Point Township
People
Population 248Lowest 296Highest
Median age 36.9±14.7Lowest 5% below MN 38.7±12.8Highest about the MN average
Pine Point Township and Hanley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.2%±5.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 32.8%±6.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Pine Point Township and Hanley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.1%±9.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 23%±5.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Pine Point Township and Hanley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 17.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.9%±8Highest MN: 5.8% 1.7%±3.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Hanley Falls and Pine Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,563±$32kHighest 31% below MN $46,250±$4kLowest 48% below MN
Hanley Falls and Pine Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,300±$5kLowest 77% below MN $106,300±$24kHighest 68% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $630±$68Highest 51% below MN $567±$249Lowest 56% below MN
Hanley Falls and Pine Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,241Highest 63% below MN $1,214Lowest 64% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.8%±32.6Lowest MN: 48.1% 57.9%±19.2Highest MN: 48.1%
Pine Point Township and Hanley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 35.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 60.6%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 24 yrs older than MN 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 10% above MN 26 minHighest 12% above MN
Work from home 1.7%±2.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 9.5%±10.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Pine Point Township and Hanley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Granite Falls (16%)Detroit Lakes (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pine Point TownshipFew work in Hanley Falls
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 10.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 7.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 149Highest 1.3Lowest
Schools
School district —Pine Point Public School District
High school in town —None in town
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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